2017 APPIC Match - Phase I
Statistics for Applicants from Canadian Schools and Programs in Canada
February 17, 2017
Overall, the imbalance between applicants from Canadian schools and internship positions in Canada was little changed this year. Compared to the 2016 Match, the number of registered applicants from Canadian schools increased by 3 (2%) to 193 applicants, while the number of internship positions in Canada decreased by 1 (1%) to 161 positions.
A total of 149 applicants from Canadian schools were matched to an internship position in Phase I, while 20 applicants were not matched and another 24 withdrew or did not submit a Rank Order List. A total of 14 positions in Canada remained unfilled from Phase I.
This year, the number of applicants from Canadian schools exceeded the number of internship positions in Canada by 32 (193 vs. 161).
Here is a summary of the numbers of applicants from Canadian schools and internship positions available in Canada in 2017 as compared to the four previous APPIC Matches:
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2013 MATCH
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2014 MATCH
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2015 MATCH
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2016 MATCH
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2017 MATCH
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| Applicants: |
Registered for the Match |
197
|
187
|
193
|
190
|
193
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|
Withdrew or did not submit ranks |
21
|
16
|
13
|
22
|
24
|
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Matched |
147
|
147
|
151
|
145
|
149
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|
Unmatched |
29
|
24
|
29
|
23
|
20
|
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| Positions: |
Offered in the Match |
150
|
166
|
168
|
162
|
161
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Filled |
141
|
142
|
141
|
139
|
147
|
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Unfilled |
9
|
24
|
27
|
23
|
14
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APPLICANTS FROM CANADIAN SCHOOLS
| PARTICIPATION IN PHASE I |
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Applicants Registered in the Match
|
193
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|
Applicants Who Withdrew or Did Not Submit Ranks
|
24
|
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Applicants Participating in the Match
(includes 0 individuals who participated in the Match as a "couple")
|
169
|
| MATCH RESULTS IN PHASE I |
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Applicants Matched
|
149
|
88%
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|
To Canadian Programs = 136 (91%)
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To U.S. Programs = 13 (9%)
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Participating Applicants Not Matched
|
20
|
12%
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| RANKINGS IN PHASE I |
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Average Number of Rankings Submitted Per Applicant:
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Matched Applicants
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6.6
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Unmatched Applicants
|
3.4
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Overall
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6.2
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INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IN CANADA
| PARTICIPATION IN PHASE I |
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Training Sites Participating in the Match
|
41
|
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Programs Participating in the Match
|
75
|
|
Positions Offered in the Match
|
161
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| MATCH RESULTS IN PHASE I |
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Positions
|
|
Filled in the Match
|
147
|
91%
|
|
Remaining Unfilled
|
14
|
9%
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Programs
|
|
Filled in the Match
|
65
|
87%
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With Unfilled Positions
|
10
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13%
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NOTE: No programs submitted fewer ranks than the number of positions available.
| POSITIONS FILLED IN PHASE I |
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Positions Filled by Applicants from Canadian Schools
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136
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93%
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Positions Filled by Applicants from non-Canadian Schools
|
11
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7%
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Report Prepared by Greg Keilin, Ph.D.
and National Matching Services, Inc.
February 17, 2017